Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2012-6616

 

Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2012-6616

Published: December 24, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42204
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6616
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
FFmpeg

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The mov_text_decode_frame function in libavcodec/movtextdec.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted 3GPP TS 26.245 data.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-6616

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources